Garbage can capable of holding a garbage bag in position

ABSTRACT

A garbage can includes a containing barrel, and an elastic securing ring; the containing barrel has an upper opening, and an annular groove on an inner side of an upper end; a garbage bag is held in the containing barrel; the securing ring is removably fitted onto the annular groove for pressing an upper end of the garbage bag against the groove such that the garbage bag is kept wide open and held in position, and such that no portion of the garbage bag can be exposed outside the barrel to spoil the look of the garbage can.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a garbage can capable of holding agarbage bag in position, more particularly one, which can keep a garbagebag in position that is contained therein, and can prevent the garbagebag from being exposed outside it to spoil the appearance thereof.

2. Brief Description of the Prior Art

Garbage cans are used for holding garbage therein, and are to be emptiedout when they are nearly full.

Referring to FIG. 4, a conventional garbage can includes an outercontainer 5, and a lid 6 pivoted to the upper end of the outer container5. An inner container 7 is positioned in the outer container 5 such thatwaste can be thrown therein. When the inner container 7 is full, it isremoved from the outer container 5, and emptied out.

It becomes common practice for people to position a garbage bag 8 insidethe inner container 7, and fold an upper edge 81 of the bag 8 outwardlyof the outer container 5 such that the bag 8 is held in position withthe upper edge 81 thereof being exposed outside the outer container 5and enclosing the upper end of the same. Thus, waste can be thrown intothe garbage bag 8, and the waste is discarded together with the bag 8when the bag 8 becomes full.

However, the following disadvantages will be found when the garbage bag8 is held in position in the above way:

1. The garbage bag 8 is likely to fall out of position when there isexternal force exerted on it because the upper edge 81 of the bag 8 isfolded to enclose the upper end of the outer container 5 without beingsecured by any means.

2. The upper edge of the garbage bag 8 is exposed outside the outercontainer 5, and the look of the whole garbage can is spoiled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is a main object of the present invention to provide garbage can toovercome the above disadvantages.

The garbage can of the present invention includes a containing barrel,and an elastic securing ring. The containing barrel has an upperopening, and an annular groove on an inner side of an upper end. Agarbage bag is held in the containing barrel while the elastic securingring is removably fitted onto the annular groove of the containingbarrel for pressing an upper edge of the garbage bag against the groovesuch that the garbage bag is kept wide open and held in position, andsuch that the garbage bag can't be exposed outside the barrel to spoilthe look of the garbage can.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be better understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the garbage can according tothe present invention,

FIG. 2 is a vertical section of the garbage can according to the presentinvention,

FIG. 3 is a partial vertical section of the garbage can according to thepresent invention,

FIG. 4 is a horizontal section of the garbage can according to thepresent invention, and

FIG. 5 is a vertical section of the conventional garbage can.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a preferred embodiment of a garbage can inthe present invention includes a containing barrel 1, a lid 2, and asecuring ring 3.

The containing barrel 1 has an opening at an upper end, and the lid 2 ispivoted to the upper end of the containing barrel 1 for covering thebarrel 1 with. And, a garbage bag 4 is positioned in the barrel 1 forallowing waste to be held therein. The containing barrel 1 is formedwith an annular groove 12 on an inner side near the upper end thereof.The securing ring 3 is elastic, and can be closely fitted on the annulargroove 12 of the containing barrel 1 such that the upper edge of thegarbage bag 4 is tightly sandwiched between the ring 3 and thecontaining barrel 1. Consequently, the garbage bag 4 is kept open andsecured in position.

In addition, the elastic securing ring 3 has two opposing bent portions31, between which a space is provided; thus, a person can make theelastic securing ring 3 smaller by means of pressing the opposing bentportions 31 for the same to move closer to each other with the fingers,and in turns, the elastic securing ring 3 can be easily fitted onto, andremoved from the annular groove 12. After the securing ring 3 ispositioned within the annular groove 12 with a reduced size, and afterthe bent portions 31 are released, the securing ring 3 will regain shapeand fit onto the annular groove 12 automatically owing to the elasticitythereof.

In using the garbage can, first the lid 2 is opened, and the garbage bag4 is positioned in the barrel 1. Then, the securing ring 3 is positionedwithin an upper end portion of the garbage bag 4 to keep the same wideopen, and is fitted onto the annular groove 12 of the barrel 1 with thehelp of the bent portions 31; thus, the bag 4 is tightly sandwichedbetween the ring 3 and the barrel 1 at the upper end portion thereof,and in turns, the bag 4 is held in position. In case the upper endportion of the garbage bag 4 has an excessive portion 41 projectingupwards from the elastic securing ring 3 after the garbage bag 4 hasbeen held in position with the securing ring 3, the excessive portion 41is folded inwardly of the containing barrel 1 to be close to thesecuring ring 3.

From the above description, it can be easily understood that the garbagecan in the present invention has advantages as followings:

1. The elastic securing ring 3 can be easily fitted onto the annulargroove 12 of the barrel 1 after having been reduced and then released.And, the garbage bag 4 will be held in position with the help of theelastic securing ring 3 and the annular groove 12.

2. The excessive portion 41 of the upper end portion of the garbage bag4 can be folded inwardly of the barrel 1 to be close to the securingring 3 after the elastic securing ring 3 has been fitted onto theannular groove 12 to hold the bag 4 in position. Therefore, there won'tbe any portion of the bag 4 exposed outside the barrel 1 to spoil thelook of the whole garbage can.

3. The garbage can is more economical to use because there is no needfor an outer container such as is used with the conventional can.

1. A garbage can capable of holding a garbage bag in position,comprising a containing barrel for holding a garbage bag therein; thecontaining barrel having an upper opening, and an annular groove on aninner side of an upper end thereof; and an elastic securing ringremovably fitted onto the annular groove of the containing barrel forpressing an upper edge of the garbage bag against the groove such thatthe garbage bag is kept wide open and held in position.
 2. The garbagecan as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic securing ring has twoopposing and spaced apart bent portions such that a person can reducethe ring by means of pressing the bent portions for same to move closeto each other with fingers.